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We fly down to Yufuin Floral Village to try the Ghibli-inspired bakery's goods for ourselves. A while back, we heard about Yufuin Floral Village, an entertainment and hotel complex in Kyushu's Oita Prefecture that looks like a small town in the Eu...

An anime has been revealed to be in the works for "Ero-Manga Sensei - Imouto to Akazu no Ma", the newest series from the author and illustrator of Ore no Imouto that will hopefully be filled to the brim with a great deal of sensuous ero-manga stap...

Vol. 19 of Tsutomu Satou's Irregular at Magic High School light novels, also known in Japan as Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, have announced that the Shiba Siblings, Tatsuya and Miyuki, are returning for an animated feature film.

Crossovers tend to thrive in the world of fanfiction. How else could we read about Goku taking on the Titans with a Spirit Bomb? But it doesn't always have to be that way. Thanks to fever dreams and a love of money, some companies have created off...

A three-episode OAD project based on Kore Yamazaki's fantasy manga series Mahou Tsukai no Yome/The Ancient Magus' Bride is officially announced today on March 10. A 160-second "Grand PV" to introduce its world view is now online.

March 9 is Hastune Miku's Thanksgiving Day in Japan. The Japanese word for "3" can be pronounced as "mi" and "9" as "ku" - hence Miku Day! An alternative Japanese pronunciation for 3 and 9 is "San-kyuu", which sounds like "Thank you".

Following the successful Sailor Moon Crystal series, Konin Todoke Seisakujo/Design Laboratory for Marriage Paperworks added two new set of its marriage paper featuring the most popular vocaloid character, Hatsune Miku, on March 9 (Hatsune Miku's d...

The upcoming Macross Delta series got its first episode previewed at the end of last year but now things are taking firmer shape ahead of the spring premiere. The latest installment of Animedia magazine is revealing that the show is scheduled to d...

Seiko Oomori revealed MV for "TOKYO BLACK HOLE", the title tune for her upcoming new album "TOKYO BLACK HOLE" to be released on March 23. Contributor Wanted! ! The music video was directed by up-and-coming cutting-edge creator Kensaku Kakimoto.

One Piece: Burning Blood is releasing next month in Japan, and we got a look at the latest with some matchups between some of the series' main characters in the latest footage. The above video shows off Luffy, Ace, and Sabo against Chopper, Sanji,...

The Pokémon Company just revealed a new smartphone game called Pokémon Comaster, with a new trailer showing off its board game-like title in development with Heroz Japan. While not much is known about the Pokémon Comaster other than what's shown i...

On February 18, volume 4 of Jump Ryu! was released with a DVD featuring a behind the scenes look at the work of Bleach creator Tite Kubo, 20-page booklet, and replica production art/autograph. A lot of people have been thinking about creator work ...

After a 6 years hiatus that saw her releasing only one song, "Sakura Nagashi", for the 3rd Evangelion Movie in 2012, Hikki is back! Officially announcing her return as well as a new release, the theme song for an upcoming NHK TV series "Toto Nee-c...

Sentai Filmworks announced a new license today with the addition of 2008 comedy-fantasy anime Hatenkou Yugi. The series-which was directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto (Beelzebub), with Yasuhiro Imagawa (Souten no Ken) on series composition for the Studio...

Not all of them, mind you. But many keep getting stuck. Last year, Kotaku first reported that one train character kept getting stuck in doorways and ticket wickets, but as Dick King-Smith HQ noted on Twitter, that rotund mascot is not alone.

We haven't heard much about Nippon Ichi Software's upcoming PS Vita dungeon crawler Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain since its delay in January, but the company just revealed its latest trailer. The game is set in a town called Refrain that has a la...

Since I'm living both the college student and working adult life right now, I've been out of the loop from the J-Pop/J-Rock/Idol scene for quite sometime. I follow all the mainstream groups since it's so easy to find information but I am sorely la...

As previously reported, The Ring's Sadako and Ju-on's Kayako will be facing off in new movie "Sadako vs Kayako". The film will open on June 18. The film stars Yamamoto Mizuki, who will be caught in between the two spirits.

The recent Japanese feature film Doukyusei, aka Classmates, got a decent little bit of promotion around its theatrical release in Japan from Aniplex USA with an English subtitled trailer. Now Aniplex USA is moving to the next stage with it having ...

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is releasing in Japan later this month on PlayStation Vita, and Sega revealed its latest trailer that shows off some track clips of the upcoming rhythm game. The video features "Hajimete no Oto" (malo), "LOL -lots of l...

KAT-TUN tops the singles chart with 26th single UNLOCK selling over 194,000 copies. The title track has tie-up as theme song for TV drama series Kaito Yamaneko staring member Kamenashi Kazuya. Landing at #2 is fictional idol group μ's (Muse) from ...

'この素晴らしい店に祝福を！' (Kono Subarashii Mise ni Shukufuku wo! ) "God's Blessing On This Wonderful Shop! " I'm not quite sure how this happens, but it looks like Stilts missed out on an episode that would have had his fingers moving at the speed of light.

A few players were able to snag the costume for Mashiko, also known as Mary O, the manual guide for Super Mario Maker. However, the outfit is no longer obtainable at this time. Additionally, it appears that new Event Courses for Mashiko and Wolf L...

モーニング娘。 '16 Interview - February 27, 2016 Interviewer: Sherrily Huang, Photographer: BigFreaky Hello! Project's flagship group made their first appearance as the '16 version at Houston's Anime Masturi convention which ran from February 26 - 28, 2016.

Today, Hoshino Gen was announced as the Grand Prize winner of The 8th CD Shop Awards 2016 for his album "YELLOW DANCER. " The album was chosen from 8 final nominees that were selected by record store staff from across Japan.

Luna Sea, a J-rock band formed in Kanagawa, will be making their return to the anime realm with a song titled "Limit". "Limit" will serve as the opening theme song to Brain Base's upcoming anime, Endride, which is about a boy who travels to a fant...

Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 is releasing in Japan on March 24, and Square Enix put together its latest trailer that highlights a bunch of the game's main features, along with a look at its many monsters.

Looking forward to Death Note 2016? Then you'll be excited to hear that an original cast member from the previous films is returning as a familiar character! Yes, the lovely Erika Toda will be reprising her role as Misa Amane, devoted (albeit in a...

Tokyo Otaku Mode is partnering with Japan Week 2016 to share Japanese culture with NYC! NYC is becoming more and more permeated with it, from its cuisine, including ramen and sake, to its entertainment, including anime and manga.